DST Global Solutions’ Harries Discusses His New Risk Management and OTC Derivatives Focused Role

Geoff Harries DST Following the appointment of Geoff Harries as the new global head of asset servicing for its Investment Management Solutions (IMS) business earlier this month (see here), DST Global Solutions is hoping that the ex-Fiserv exec will bring his experience to bear on his new OTC derivatives and risk management focused role. Harries speaks to A-Team Insight 20 days into his new role, which involves responsibility for the vendor’s product strategy for its investment accounting platform HiPortfolio and its OTC Lifecycle Manager solution.

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12 Mar 2010
 
Kinetic Partners Recruits Szylar from RBS, Focuses on Modular Approach to Enterprise Risk Management

Christian Szylar Kinetic Partners Kinetic Partners has added a new face to its team, ex-RBS Portfolio Risk Services MD Christian Szylar, to lead the vendor’s efforts in the risk modelling and valuations space. The vendor has been stepping up its approach to the market by touting its modular approach to risk management as a more practical way to meet new regulatory requirements, such as those under UCITS IV, and is hopeful that Szylar will boost its chances of success.

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04 Mar 2010
 
MSCI Bags Itself a Seat at the Risk Management Table with US$1.55bn RiskMetrics Group Acquisition

Following a month of rumours and speculation (see our initial coverage here), risk management solution vendor RiskMetrics Group has finally been snapped up by one of the firms on its list of potential suitors. Frontrunner MSCI, the former Morgan Stanley division that provides investment decision support tools, has entered into a definitive merger agreement whereby MSCI will acquire RiskMetrics for approximately US$1.55 billion.

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01 Mar 2010
 
Sybase Snaps Up Aleri To Boost Real-time Analytics, Offer Liquidity Risk Management

In a move designed to boost its real-time analytics offerings and allow it to offer turnkey solutions, such as for liquidity risk management, Sybase has acquired the assets of complex event processing (CEP) specialist Aleri, including all of its products. It has also retained key staff in the sales, engineering and marketing areas. The acquisition marks the continuing evolution of the CEP space, as it transforms from a one-time start-up culture to one where enterprise IT heavyweights increasingly compete.

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04 Feb 2010
 
Razor Risk Technologies Adds Westpac’s Goodacre in Sydney, Promotes Robinson in NYC

Sydney-based risk management technology and consulting solution vendor Razor Risk Technologies has added a new face to its Australian team in the form of ex-Westpac risk exec John Goodacre, who joins as programme director. The vendor has also promoted current senior risk consultant for the Americas region, Franklin Robinson, to the position of unit president for the region.

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04 Feb 2010
 
Sophis Promotes Simiu to Sales Manager for France, Belgium, the Netherlands and North Africa

Following last week’s appointment of ex-asset manager Marc Bothwell to its product development team (see here), risk management and valuations solution vendor Sophis has promoted another exec, Edgar Simiu, to strengthen its sales efforts in key European markets and new markets in North Africa. Simiu, who is currently a professional services manager for the vendor’s valuations solution, Value, will take on the role of sales manager for France, Belgium and the Netherlands and will also be responsible for targeting new markets in North Africa.

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02 Feb 2010
 
BIS Talks up Idea of Developing a Systemic Risk Indicator from Real-time Market Data

The Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS) recently published systemic risk paper includes an exploration of the possibility of developing a new systemic risk indicator constructed from real-time financial market data. The aim of the endeavour would be to improve the regulatory community’s ability to measure and stress test systemic risk, thus providing an early warning signal before a market crisis strikes.

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29 Jan 2010
 

 
 

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